[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Gnomic verse and anthologies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita) › [Shatakatraya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya) › 1.21 # Shatakatraya 1.21 Śatakatraya 1.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.21) kṣāntiś cet kavacena kiṃ kim aribhiḥ krodho 'sti ced dehināṃ jñātiś ced analena kiṃ yadi suhṛd divyauṣadhaṃ kiṃ phalam | kiṃ sarpair yadi durjanāḥ kim u dhanair vidyā 'navadyā yadi vrīḍā cet kim u bhūṣaṇaiḥ sukavitā yady asti rājyena kim || > If one has forbearance, what need of armor? If embodied beings have anger, what need of enemies? > If one has a kinsman, what need of fire? If one has a friend, what use is divine medicine? > If there are wicked persons, what need of serpents? If one has flawless learning, what need of riches? > If one has modesty, what need of ornaments? If there is good poetry, what need of kingship? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.20) - [Next: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.22) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.1.21) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.2.17) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.21) · Pramāṇa